Abstract: A system for occlusion reconstruction in surround views using temporal information is provided. The system includes an active camera device generating image data describing a first view of an operating environment and a computerized visual data controller. The controller includes programming to analyze the image data to generate a three-dimensional computerized representation of the operating environment, utilize the image data and the representation of the operating environment to synthesize a virtual camera view of the operating environment from a desired viewpoint, and identify an occlusion in the virtual camera view. The controller further includes programming to utilize historical iterations of the image data identify immobile objects within the operating environment and utilize the historical iterations to estimate filled information for the occlusion.

Abstract: A magnetic reluctance actuator (MRA) comprising an unstable magnetic reluctance motor (MRM) having a strong force-to-position dependency and a nonlinear force-to-current dependency, the unstable MRM operative to move a lens carrier in a given direction, a lens position sensing mechanism, and a control unit configured to obtain an input from the position sensing mechanism and to provide closed loop control to overcome the strong force-to-position dependency and the nonlinear force-to-current dependency, thereby allowing precise lens position control.

Abstract: A magnetic reluctance actuator (MRA) comprising an unstable magnetic reluctance motor (MRM) having a strong force-to-position dependency and a nonlinear force-to-current dependency, the unstable MRM operative to move a lens carrier in a given direction, a lens position sensing mechanism, and a control unit configured to obtain an input from the position sensing mechanism and to provide closed loop control to overcome the strong force-to-position dependency and the nonlinear force-to-current dependency, thereby allowing precise lens position control.

Abstract: An adaptive feed forward controller inserts signals into control loops of an optical disc player and/or recorder at a frequency of the rotation of the disc and one or more harmonics thereof, while at the same time maintaining the stability of the control loops. This makes the control loops more responsive to harmonic components of eccentric and/or tilt motion of a track being followed, a characteristic of poor quality optical discs. The quality of playback or recording such discs is thereby improved. Signal processing forming the control loops including the adaptive feed forward controller is carried out by a software controlled processor on an integrated circuit chip within the optical disc instrument. A signal representing the frequency of rotation of the disc, which is used in the signal processing, can be derived from the control loop rather than by directly measuring rotation with a transducer in the rotating system.